DisplayLink Demos USB 3.0 Peripherals
September 11, 2012, Intel Developers Forum, San Francisco—DisplayLink displayed a number of products using their chips in USB 3.0 peripherals. The adapters enabled the computer to put graphics and video other peripherals.
One set of adapters allowed an external display to be used as a separate monitor over USB. The monitor looked like it was connected to the regular video extension port on a laptop in Windows. The adapters convert the USB to either HDMI or DVI.
Another set of products were universal docking and charging hosts. These powered USB hubs act as a port expander for a laptop to allow quick connections to all the peripherals and other connections needed in a tethered environment.
The expanders are based upon their custom chip that is configurable for many output formats at the OEM level. The outputs can expand up to 6 DVI ports and have back channel capabilities. Proprietary codecs can adjust traffic rates to the peripherals through dynamic compression to adjust data rates to match the channel. Dynamic compression adjusts for mismatches in port capacities and drivers on the host machine allow for adaptive rates. This capability allows even USB 2.0 systems to transfer high quality video to a display.
Some of their OEM companies include ASUS, Targus, HP, Toshiba, AOC, and Lenovo. They expect to have USB peripherals for the Mac next year and will add display link over Thunderbolt to the mix of output types. Their expertise in high-speed data and USB 3.0 enables them to produce the chips and software to make USB the interface of choice for any type of output. The addition of power delivery will allow them to produce a bus-powered driver for a display, so only one cable will be needed to transfer data and power the display.
For more information, go to their website, www.displaylink.com
